Zoe McKenzie

People are getting pushed towards Instagram teams just for a safer platform.

And again, if we create a market in which platforms are safe for kids, we don't need this kind of heavy-handed legislation.

You know, it's like conservative politicians, I hate this kind of stuff.

I'd much rather it be an informed conversation between parents and kids.

But parents came to us almost uniformly and said, I've lost control.

And COVID spread that up, right?

All those months of sitting at home and

supposedly doing schoolwork on the couch but actually control-alt deleting oneself into YouTube or something way more fun, Netflix, whatever it was, all the good habits that I had instilled in my household with my stepkids for balanced, moderated internet and screen-based use, it all went out the window.

If we didn't need it, well, hopefully by then my lot are in power and we can have a good look at it.

And if we don't need it because all platforms are considered to be safe or they're just naturally age graded, you know, and the algorithm knows us well enough to know that person's not interested in that stuff.

You don't need to give them that extra slightly more extreme or slightly more daring version of what it is they're interested in.

You could make better algorithms.

You could make safer algorithms.

You could, you know, good old days.

Remember 2007 Facebook that was just a chronological feed of your friend's stuff?

You know, that's something that's meant to be available in the European context.

I know I've tried to get my phone to give me 2007 chronological feed Facebook because I really would like to know what my friends are doing.

Instead, I'm being...

Yes, you were at the end of your feed.

I know, don't you love the being bored conversation?